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THE WEATHER FORECAST.
Generally fair and htrn to-davjyd to-morrow;
light to rtoBip yarolp winds.
Detailed weather reportWrltl be foundjW pate-IT.
true
VOL. LXXX. NO. 245.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1913. Copyright, 1I3, lv the Sim Prisflnff and PuMeDWn Aitoelotle.
ajaljlSiSaa
'KffVJO CENTsT
MELLEN DENIES
EVERY CHARGE
ToMifh's Thnl $50,000
?l 02,000 Wo.nl to Aid
Roosevelt.
of
ALL I'SKD HONOKAKLV
Not Selling: Slramship Lines
to 3lorsp a Mistake.
He Says.
iTOPK THAPE EXPI.AINKI)
(ionornl Counsel Hobbins Tells
How Ho Did It, Despite
Court Decision.
B.-MTV.V. May 2 Charlesi S. Mellon,
president of the New York. New Uoven
ArA Hartford Railroad, appeared before
Vrnmlf loner Pronty to-day nnd made
emphatic denial that lie over mado any
monev which, eventually went Into his
w n packet from the stock transactions
t h he linil In a separate account with
- ratl.
M' Mclln seemed to take particular
n to answer hie critics on nil of the
, mips point which they have made
,i tut him and li! management of the
New Knel.mil Lines.
1 h via on the witness Htnml for three
ir and a half. during which he
i-tMuoil that $;0.000 of the "mysterious
I a; 000' previously unaccounted for
i given to Cornelius N. Hllss us a
mtrlhullon to the Republican Presi
dential campaign of 1904 and that other
n.mey from thls $102,000 fund lelm.
d .rjed him for similar political contri
tions, for acquiring leases and further
eltimate ues.
He accounted for the profit from
j her of his stock dealings In similar
manner
Wanted I.UltnK en Kirhangr.
M Mlien said that the reason for
I. t i np Into the stock sale' was In
rd-r set the listing on the New York
ui Kichange He denied that .1. I.,
h. ',inl had received an excessive profit
i n the Boston and Malm- holding corn
cam dal. declared that the Pullman
ion'ract benollted the New Haven and
i- public, explained the Worcester,
Nashua ami Rochester deal and defended
t e to-lv construction of the West
ii.es'rr and Hampden roads as heng
fu ' if itiocl rv wnai tney win onng
lie New Haven nnd the Boston anli,mted from Hurvurd In litis und took ft
Mam
Mr Mr. en also said that he was sorry
i ie s'eaniMnp l'ne had not be,-n sold to
" hnr'?s W Morse.
vmni "".uner 1'ionty. befoie Mr. Mel
(n irsii tii statement, said that the
i oii'ii ,iion had for some time desired
tj minion him as u witness, but It had
r tn ieqiit of the Department
of ' ittre
ie i' itjinil.'inner pointed out that
n he rn'il not interroKate the wlt
r.rta n (fPuain ilnnss becaue of this
,c niattnn. if Mr. Mellen should
f i rertnin transactions, by wuy
f pnr.onn eNtilanatlon, I.ouls D. Hran-
anil P.ioert Hom.ius oiiBht to be per
il '! to .nterroKate him. Mr. Pronty
t i ut wa Kind to have Mr. Mel
en appear ,i- a oliintary witness, ini
i 'eipi.".ieii ii tu' Commissioner, and
' iu notliau- that .Mr. Mellen suld sliould
i , ,ipon as multliiK for Immunity
- mill .m inili' tmi'iit b nuurned.
Refutra in Re ('roaa-Kmralneit.
M t'hoa-e fxpressi-d regret that the
'"'Hitmen' of Justice had interfered
nil ynld i ,.i. Mi Mellen was wlllimr
md reajv t , ,-xpl.tIn all and answer all
"ant ne ou.ui
nirlr Rn.ni; the "attackers" a chanc,
fiutn ai t ir. witness and decide on'
n' later ft a at tho tlose of Ills client'
-mimiv Mr. Mellen refused on advice
oonsei t, surimlt to rms-t-xamlna-
Ion
I 'W.m h testimony of Mr. Mel-
Mi llrdnile.s was llnally permltteil
in rfad correspondence between him und
Mr Mellen In which he illrandels) asked
Mel n for Atatements of earnlnns of va.
'ui' sniHliliary companies of the New
Ha en bistem und which Mellen saw
' ' refii!,,. Mellen said in one of his
' t Biandels that neither he nor
' en Haven desired a murxer with
Hni in nml M.nn.. imteuu ill,, niihltitl
h.ili Hr.iinlcl" leiilleil, asking '
M
.
r '1 Ule.T tills 11" 11 promise.
in tepiv to this the New Haven's
pif.lrient vvroto that his company did
no mrerf n ,,WIl HuKio,, n, Maine stock
'l was aw.i.u'ng an expression of pub
i, r m as n whether tin, New Haven
' .'d r .'ii the Huston and Maine, and
1 f .' tint not his toad might con-
vtd! deposition ought to be made
e
" Unstnn and Maine stock con
'"d b. the New Haven,
llolililiia Kiplalna iork Trade.
r ll'nii.ins. general counsel for tho
li.nen suiceeded Mr, Mellen on
f , h titl nnti told how, despite
'" of thu Suiueme Court, he en
" '-tl a series of transactions which
"'1 intimately In 109,000 shares of
il.ii.n stock lieing exchanged for
" ami Maine shares.
1 u '" 1 onfronted," said Mr. Hobbins,
tie necessity of Issuing New
' a -tin U in connection with n run.
h
1 ' i to (i, exchange for Huston and
Mil n r -to, ,
v ' v dlin t the New Haven Issue It
" " ' " asked Pronty.
I 'iljifln'' lin eYi'linni-firl fnl Ilndnn
ini Mn ri stoei,, so we did It In the way a bill diametrically opposed to the re-
tlM heed use W(, upro convinced wn ' peal bill, Introduced by Senator Tllnu
'"" 'he tight in." : velt of Itocklnnd, which brings under
I mean you meant to exchange
in plte uf the law?" itfked
i- in ptte
miuifslnner.
' f all It was n nerfertlv leirnl
"f doing something which, because
iittinucd on Second Page.
TRAINMEN TO VOTE ON STRIKE.
ICaalern Mannarra Ilrtnar Hi Arbitrate-
Hmplot-rea' Ileinanila,
The managers' committee of the Hast,
orn railroads rejected nt n conference
yesterday forenoon with the committees
of the trainmen and conductors a propo
sition to arbttrato the demands of thoso
employees. The demands have been de
nied previously em the ground that
thero wan nothing to Justify any In
creases In wages. The trainmen nnd
conductors then proposed arbitration
undor the Krdman act, which was de
clined. After the conference, the committees
of trainmen nnd conductors met nt I lie
Hrondway Central Hotel and decided to
order that u vote be taken on the iue
tlon of a Konur.il strike of those In
volved In tho demand, who number
about 127,000 men,
The members of the two committees
then left the city to take thu order to
the, divisions they represent. The vot
ing will be by ballot and will dike from
three, to four weeks, and the ballots will
be counted In this city under the super
vision of n special committee,
In case, us It Is expected, tho vote Is
for a strike, thero will be. In accordance
with the, rules of tho brotherhood, one
more, effort toward a settlement before
the strike (roes Into effect.
DR. KINNICDTT DIES
AT MEDICAL MEETING
Striekcn After Ttendiinr Taper
Before -Members of The
Practitioners.
Dr. Francis Parker Klnnlclltt, of 3S
Rnst Thirty-fifth street, one of New
York's tnon prominent physicians, was
stricken with apoplexy last night at the
monthly meeting of The Practitioners
nt the residence of Dr. Gorham liacon,
47 West Fifty-fourth street, and tVfeO,
tlve minutes later
Dr. Klnnlclltt had read the paper of
the t'venlne nnd had taken his peat
when he became faint. Dr. Hacon, Dr.
Oilman Thomson and other physicians
went to his Hide.
Dr. .lohn Winters Hrannan. president
of the society, was In the chair when the.
attack came and he Joined the other
physicians In trying to give relief to
his stricken ussoclatu.
Other physicians at the meeting were
Dr. Walter R James. Dr. Oilman
Thompson, Dr. A. A. .Smith, Dr. C. L.
Dana, Dr. Walter V. P. C.lbney, Dr.
John S. Thacher and Dr. T. M. Pruddeu.
Dr. Klnnlcutt's paper was on "Ural
.Sepsis," .
Dr. Thompson notified tho authorities
of the midden death of Dr. Klntilcutt
nnd Coroner Kelnberg guve a permit for
the removal of the bod
Dr. Klnnlcutt wis born In Worcester,
Mass.. on July 13, 1S4C. lie was grad-
ib-ttrve of A. M. from that university In
1S72. He studied medicine ut tha t'ol
leye of Pbyelclnns und SurKeor.s, and
also attended the I'nlversltles of Heidel
berj? and Vienna.
Dr. Klnnlcut had been a profewor of
clinic medicine, at tint ColleKe of Phy
sicians and Surgeons (CVIumbla) since
1S93. He wus n physician to th; Pres
byterian Hospital, (onsulttnK physician
to St. Luke's Hospital, tho Woman's
Hottpltnl, tbo Hospital for the ltuptured
anil Crippled und liables Hospital. He
was a member of tho board of medical
directors of the Cancer Hospital, u
trustee, of the General Memorial Hos
pital, director of the Hrearly School.
He was president of the Association of
American Physicians In 1906 and 1907.
He was also a director of the Children's
Aid Society und u member of tho
American Museum of Nutural History.
He belonged to tho Century, Harvard.
I'nlverslty and City clubs. Ho was
married on November 19, H7,", to Miss
Kleonorn Kissel of New York city, and
Is survived by two sons, Francis aud
Herman.
Dr. Klnnlcutt was editor of the Kns-
ll'h translation of Sahll's "Cllnnl
j,,,,,,,,,!," wi,h Dr N- u .tt,r.
Wl,ri uilM , tl t-li-1 m IbOV
The
BETRAYED BY WINEGLASS,
Men irrealrd In I'arU Cafe Vh,
Re Itolihrr Clilrf.
Surm Cable Ittmatct In Tht. Sl
Pahis. May 2 The police believe they i
have urrested the chief or the "collec-1
tors" liand of burglars who are so culled
because they only take the choicest ur-
tides, which they sell In London.
Scut in nd Yard Informed Paris thnt '
the l.eud thief wuh probably Hodals, '
who ireqiieiiusi m certain cue. uie
a
French iiolice watched the nlace. and
after Itodals had taken a drink the wine-1
..i i..,.i . i.i. i
KIUS .-vi..vw, viiuiiibuii Mlll
the linger prints showed that they were
Identical with those which had been
found where burglaries had been com'
mltted.
Itodals was arrested anil he confessed
alTl-j!h""!i V"!
police believe that he acted only for
people who knew the value of the ob
jects to be stolen, There huve been at
least a doien cases of robbery In the
Champs des Klysees district In a few
months.
SENATE REPEALS DEBT TAX LAW.
And
Then 1'assr Ilia d veil Hill
in
ItrHi'h Oulaldr Bonds.
ALStNT, May 2. The Senate passed
Senator lloylan's repeal of the secured
debt tax law to-night. The repeal meas.
ure attracted Just the necessary 26 af
firmative votes.
The repealed law was a product of
Gov. Dlx'a odmlnlatratlon. I'nder It tho
State treasury got an annual Income of
about $1,000,000.
At the Kime time the Senate riassed
the secured debt Inw bonds Issued on
! mortgaged property lying both within1'" establish their rights lo citizenship
,.,t without the State.
TIia Kennti, nnssed the Waarner bill
' providing for the appointment by the
Mayor or a punno weirare commission
of seven persona In New York city,
JAPANESE CAN RENEW
LEASES BY NEW BILL
Amended Measure Allowing
Three Year Terms Will Pnss
I.egislnture To-day.
Bit VAX STAYS OX WATCH
Appeals to Await Diplomatic
Settlement Are Made
in Vain.
Scramknto, Cal May 2. The alien
land bill will be put throiiKh both houses
to-morrow, but It wa remodellexl to-day
to allow three year leases, which was
done In deference to tho larpe compa
nies which have leased lands to Japa
nese. The, amendment provides that land
may be leased to Ineligible aliens for pe
riods not to exceed thtee years. It was
Introduced In the House last night and
It paesed the Senate to-day.
This amendment provides that aliens
shall hold leases for only three years,
hut It eventually ullows them to hold
land as Ioiik as they please, since there
Is nothing In It against renewal to an
other Japanese t-liunl.
Secretary llryan sat almost all day In
I. lent -Ciov. Wallace's otllce. Just across
the halt from the Senate, and was kept
Informed of all that uent on In both
houses, llryan hoped to get nway to
day, but It will be Impossible to pass
the amended alien land bill before to
morrow afternoon
llryan lunched to-day with Chairman
Davis of the l)mncrat!c central com
mittee and Senator Camlnettl The plan
'
of the national Administration In be
lleveil to have been talked over, for this
afternoon Camlnettl made a strong
speech In favor of the C'urtln resolu
tion postponing action on such legis
lation ut this time and giving the Wash.
Ington Government a chunce to btlng
about the same result by diplomatic
means.
"Commercial bodies of thK State, com
posed of the men who have the real In
terest of the State at heurt, have said
that they are opposed to this legislation
on several grounds, and especially on
account of the Panama Pncltlc reposi
tion." said Cumtnettl. "Suppose we pns
this bill as amended, they will Invoke
the referendum, nnd there will be noth
ing that can be done for a year nnd
seven months until the next election.
In the meantime the Japanese can come
Into the State und buy all the land they
see fit and there Is no way of stopping
them.
"I wish It were possible to pass a law
to go Into effect Immediately thst no
Japanese or alien not tdlglble to titlren
slnp could hold land in this State, hut
that Is nn Impossibility The law as
now proposed does nothing, and if we
pass It we are subject to the referendum
befoie the bill goes Into effect The only
thing to do Is to adopt this Curtln reso
lution and then If no satisfactory pr
ress ! made we tun have h special ses
sion to pass a bill, as provided In the
resolution."
There was a long debate In the Sen
ate over thlr- amendment Hoynton. who
Introduced It, was asked Jnt what the
three year lea-e meant- if It was far
only three v. ears or If It vould be re
newed ut the end of such period To
I
J this Hoynton said Ihe lease could run
only three years o one Japiinee, out
the land might b re-leaed by the owner
at the end of that time to another Japa
nese. Shr.nahan opposed the amendment as
not carrying out the wishes of the peo
ple of the State, but suggested that the
whole matter should be left to the Fed
ernl Government Ho believed Him
amendment weakened the hill.
Camlnettl said the majority on th
floor, representing the administration,
should draft the bill or umctid, aud all
should git behind the measure. He
favored the bill, as the farmers wanted
to be able to lease iheii laud to .lapa
llerie. The vote for the amendment was 3
to 13.
The alien land bill was to have been
"'considered at least fonnallv by the
' House Judiciary Committee to-day, but
It was. Impossible to get a quorum. The
members signed up a report sending tint
hi" K "'"h recomtneiul.itlon thut It
'Mo pass" without even the formality of
n meeting, nnd It Is now on the eecond
reading file of the House.
H7.50A' SEES COURT BATTLE.
N"
Oilier Outcome of Callluriilu
Priilileiu In Kt'ircted.
WtsiilNriTOK, May 2- A telegram was
ri celved here to-day from Secretary
Hrvun saying ho would stay In Sucni
mento until the Legislature had ren-
,t,.in,l liu ll.nl itAeluluii mi tit,. xninAjnil
t nntl-Japanese leglsiation. It Is 'the hope
In olllclul circles, thut he linn found
some reason to believe he can prevent
tho California!)" from passing a lull
which will Involve the Federal Govern
ment In difficulties with Japan.
The President's telegram of warning
in (lov. Johnson has made It clear thnt
Mr. Wilson expects to see the IsMie
threshed out In the courts.
So many constructions of the Webb
law huve made their appearance here
thai It Is now believed tho controversy
will resolve Itself Into a legal struggle
If an untl-Japunese bill Is passed.
There Is no longer much fear of hos
tllltles resulting from the agitation. It
Is accepted generally that tho United
States has lost a friend through tho
activities of California's Legislature, hut
It Ik hoped now that the Issue will bo
settled flnnlly without even attempts at
trade reprisals by the Japanese.
The California luw might be attacked
In the courts by Japan as contrary to
the triaty, or the Jnpancso might seek
linuer lilt" i.'iiuu nmirn law, r.ltlirrr
method would mako It unnecessary for
the Japanese Government to appear
Continued on Third Page.
15 LOST IN SINKING STEAMER.
II out Strike Pier In Srrlft Current
it Tensns Itlvrr.
Natciik, Miss., Mny 2. -The steamer
Coiicordla, owned by Cnpt, George
Prince und Olllu K. Wilds of Natchez,
struck a pier of the New Orleans nnd
Northwestern Hallway In Tensas lllver
at Clayton Station, l.n., this morning
und sank within live minutes. A. D
Geoghegan, 70 years old, of Jonesvllle,
l.a,, u passenger, and W. I,. Prlmm, 33
years old, of Natchez, chief clerk, white
men, nnd thirteen negroes were
drowned. There were on board fifteen
white persons and 105 negroes.
The swift current carried the boat
against the Iron pier. The vessel's how
was stoVu In, Mie careened and crashed
Into the bridge.
A dozen motor boats were rushed
from the shore to tho rescue und several
wen; Injured by flying timber from the
boat. The Concordia was valued at
$25,000 and was Insured. '
BURDEN ESTATE LEFT
IN TRUST TO FAMILY
City and Newport Hesidences
(?o to the Widow
for Life.
Tiiot. May 2. -The will of I. Town
send liurdou was filed In Surrogate's
li,nrt her, veNtetil.iv bv .Iiihn G Mil-
burn, Jr, of New York, one of the!
witnesses to the document '
The widow of the te.-talor. Kvt-lyn !
i, i i , i ... v.1.. ...... i i
I..IU i.iiiueu, U.M. l.l- u, ,. I...M.-CMU,
liiirdell. Jr
at,! tit ii ltd
executors .
and trustee."
The value
of the estate
Is said to be very huge, but Is iiien -
tinned in the will as being mole than
Jlo.nOO peisonal und $10,000 real ptop-
The
widow received the life use of
the residence u 2 Ninety-second street,
... . .... .
.tutoinobiieH und paintings. The son, 1. that In all the st.stv-llve wars of tight- the company were buxy tr, Ing to nuench '" I'rostuitlo nsfd urease mere
.TownseniF Huidcn. Jr. gets a special ; lug in this coiintiv there had never "'' wagon load ot straw, which J seimed to be Itltlo but inference upon
bequest of $62,010 to place the benert- been u nmn or woman advocate of equal 11:1,1 obviously been Ignited malicious , , w hlch the State could ask for the con
clary on an equal liasis with his brother, ; sulTruge who bad done an unlawful act ; wl"'" ,1' hed. which were some dls- ( letlt n of Murtlii..
the late William A. M. llurden. to whom jor had been oilier than u Vawabldlng ' ta,K "wu. suddenly blazed up m two, Tlie a,peuntnce of Thomas nnd finally
a Ilk- sum was given In September. 1003. citizen. ..' Vo'miKminn ib-.t .he ,u, "r Whitman did nt come until
i .til enur1 in ."kick Tie hi nv nit
decedent In the llurden Iron Company
an, left to hts willow and son and the
survhor of them for und during the i
lives of hl non, Townsend llurden, Jr.l
and his daughter. Mary tiwendolyn j
Dows. ,
The summer home Fuirlawn at
Newport, II. 1., Is bequeathed to the
widow for life and all the rest of the!
estate Is left In trust for the widow und
I hon or the survivor of them.
The legatees and devisees named are:
I Kvelyn Hyrd llurden, widow: I Town
l M-nd llurden, Jr.. son: Kvelyn Hyrd
1 llurden, daughter. Mary tiwendolyn
I Dows, daughter: William A. M llurden,
'grandson. Shlrlev Carter llurden
grandson and the Wooilslde Presliy
' terl.m Chinch of this cltv, which gets
I $10,000 In trust.
I The will was made March 21 1309.
' and was witnessed by John !. Mlllmtn,
' Lewis Cass Ledyard Htid John t! Mil
I burn. Jr . all of New York.
SUMMER GETS HERE EARLY.
t
, Mercury 1'p to S7 Old (irnernl II u
mlillly Missing.
Ktbereal spring was u bit shy
ten ay on etner ot me yarieiy nut .,
sluing poets warnie uooiii. me uinu
that makes you throw out your fl"'st,Woik
ii im tancy you are in in
,,i,iu1h
vyi.ero inspiration, insi-au ..I iterspirii -
t (in. s born.
' .... . . .
Summer, which Is i not . due by the
calendar untl June 21, swooped down
on uh from ibe noithwfst on a brecz
that MtictiiHti'd betwe
the Whitehall Huildlnir
tere art few resident" to
M-u i,tim .ie i .ff..r.
away up on
lugs, wus 7 degrees ut 4 P. M.
' Down on the sidewalk where u largo
' part nf the population go about the
mercury got a few degrees higher, no
j ticeably so In front of the places where
soda water was Mild.
, Never has there been a May 2 so
warm ns yesterday in Oils nelghbor
i hood. If the percentage of humidity
lmrl tint heeti verv lull' iIih iluv wnulil '
! ,. .;i,i .,, ..:i...i
j 111, , r- i.v-r-u i iriiiuiuvi if, rii' in i inn
I summer. The weather folk say that
i to-day may be quite ns vvnrm us yester
1 duy, perhaps with a fhnwer or so
! thrown In to give truer semblnnce lo
I real summer.
STATE INCOME TAX PLANNED.
important Amendment lo Mamtncbu.
! artla Constitution la Prouoatrd.
Boston, May 2. -Thn Legislative Com
mtlteo on Taxation voted to-day to re
port an amendment to the Constitu
tion by which tho l.eglsluture Is cm
powfred to Impose taxes on personal
property on u new basis.
While un Income tax or a three mill
or a four mill tax would be possible
under this amendment, the Taxation
Committee emphasizes that tho measure
should not be known under the head of
either,
Tho proposed nmendment gives the
Legislature power to levy proportional
and reasonable taxes on all residents,
on all real estate and on all personal
property and Incomes except Incomes
from real estate.
PROF. TAFT'S TEAM BEATEN.
Yale Freahmrii I, oar Debate to liar
vartl First Year Men.
Nf.w Haven', Conn., May 2. The Yalo
freshman debuting I cum, which was
coached by Prof. William H. Taft, was
defeated to-night by thn Harvard first
year men. Yale had the negatlvo side
of the question, "Resolved. That Cab
inet Officers Should be Given a Seat
and Voice In Congress."
Tho voto of tho Judges was two to
one. Thn Judges were Prof, W. O.
KIsher, Wesleyan University; Prof, John
Corsa, Amherst College, and Trof. John
C. Dunning of Ilrown University.
ROOSEVELT PLEADS
THE P.A1TRF (V WOMAN,
VllwMU vl IK v 1111 1 Al
j thousands 1'acked
In Opera
House Cheer Speech
for Suffrage.
Bill PAOKAXT KOM.OWS
;
I Moiie.V
to Fight for Votes
I'ledged From ISox to Top
(Jnllery Seat.
j "Hevotiil the IKlle struggle of to-day
j lies the larger struggle of the centuries,
I In which neither she alone nor her sex
I alone Is concerned, but all mankind,"
Tho spirit of this sentence of Olive
Schrelnor, prln'ed un the first page of
tho programme, was the spirit of thu
woman suffrage speeches and pageant
at the Metropolitan opera House last
night.
Col. Hoosevelt Insisted that suffrage
was needed for good government, the
. . , , ., ,
day of freedom dawned on the M.vslan
i Fields, and l.llllau Nordica, waving n
' great American ting, song "The Stnr
Spangled Uanner." In whose chorus the
thousands In the audience Joined
From $25 for boxes to fifty cents
for standing room the prices tun, and by
o'clock theie was no standing loom.
Thl' enlettalnment was a iheerful pro -
lolM to-day's msich of the 30,000
tin Fifth avenue
l Tin. ,'ln-lnln r,iu. ..11 ( nl l!itiieVelf
1 silling in me rigiu oi nr. .iiuiii nu -
;ulU slmtt 111 " uronp of suffiage or-
i gani?aiion leaoets nr nnuw. vigorous
after e.irs of toll for wli.U she salt!
was the "greatest cause of all. the cause
I nf himi.in freedom . w:is cheered bv ul
i utidlence
111
which were many
11 n nil 11. -lie ?hiu. hi u",,,,,., i
' an at my that tun neivr loe "
For the Colon, I. when he unite, vel-
low banners were tiling aloft and then
American Hags In a moment he
silenced the haiidclapplng und boird
Into n speech wherein he had com-
pressed points that had been suggested
by the managers of the show
There was no reason why a cans-
1 should be condemned because u few
women hud tlone foolish and wlcke.il
things, be .said. No movement can sue-, have decided to lestoie his futilities,
cee.l which does not attract zealous splr- ; which got i little awry several months
Its willing to dure and suffer, und If it 'ago in big real estate de.ilM.
attracts these It Inevitably draws also ai They will foim h holding company. If
few whoe zeal outrun" their discretion all goes well, to put. Inteie.-t un inott
"or even their morality ' 'gages on .Mr Wyckuff's ptopetty. and
To condemn them ul " Mr Huose-
velt earnestly went on, Is to be far
more wlcked'aud foolish than the con -
duct of those against whom the charge.
Is made You women will get the vote
don't think that the Fast will per -
manentlv lac behind the West In the
darkne-s ( 'lvlll7atlon Is going to swing,"00' 'rl" holding company Is expected
this way
"I ask every decent ctllr.en of this
State to secuie to self-re-pecllng citi
zenship which Is denied the vote the
right which It Is denied."
ICquallty, the Colonel continued,
il.A0.li'l mae. I. lent!, nt tun,!lnn 'Pltw
Jnan (l m(rtw S)U w)Q ,
uen uiu oauoi lo woman oe,-.ni-e uer
Im ,11ft ..rent frnin lilu SnfrrA ffii
" ,' , V, , .
jw,()rnlo1Hh. ,n ,.,y.fv e years. He went
,, .
'on.
ll,"u'"",t rtniw, iiuir imnn.
x mr,.UnK llUe ,hl, wouM,lttV( ,Pen
. i,,,,,,,,,, uti.tUa vwnrs aR0, Thr
reen ten und t lilrt v ' "'Ha f th" ",',!"''rsl"u ,r ma l,v,"rem Rights, which was built at Hath. , the door and we went into his study."
r-.tnre when, the' ,li,s vhunged to the Idea of equal Mp , ,85s antI was ,,,,, u ,,lv , AUramim ,s. cilbert. counsel for Mur
r.iiure wiititt tut. .... . ..i,.,., i.,, u...un . an,l I . , . ..,..i -n .k.
w ",'' a"'1 lh" MIW1 ,5'" "f
I "fo ,hul ' know ln hl"nr" wUr
l lmu '"unlUy Is accepted h-h matter of
course. Applause I Macuulcy. a famous ship, off Hayonne
l -Votes for women will not cure all,an,i cleaned up $3,000 from metal In
evils if 1 thought that I'd take 'em'ner.
, nwuy from men. (The Colonel chuck-1 ,
led. Hut in no Slate where HUrtragel
has been tried has it done damage nml
In every State It has bettered social
nnd Industrial conditions. All the argu
ments ugullist it lire duplicated In the
aiguments against manhood suffrage a
! fetitury ago.
"Our democracy Is based on the
theory that the average, man shall be
the controlling factor In the Govern
ment. Our whole effort Is toward that.
We have made the average man the
master. All we propose to do now Is to
put his partner alongside him applause.
There uro any number of first class citi
zens who are frightened ut new Ideas
1 know that perfectly well laughter;
but they'll get over their fright ap
plause" The Colonel mentioned Tda Tarbell
and said that "If she's competent to
teach me how I ought to voto t think
hIio'r competent to vote." He also
swept through Kuropean history. Queen
Elizabeth, Maria Therttsu and Cathe
rine of Russia wero the greatest sov
ereigns of their countries, ho suld, yet,
being women. It they hadn't been sov
ereigns they would have been nothing.
"If Elizabeth hadn't been Queen she j
wouliln t have poHseBseu tne capacity
of any addlepatcd squire, In the opinion
of her contemporaries. Since women
do have such cnpnclty, let them use It
where It will do the most good.
"They tell mo woman's place Is at
homo," said Col, Roosevelt, waving back
the applause, "So Is the man's. If
there's any married man here who does
n't know that woman does n little more
than her share nt home ho needs to be
educated. If he has more leisure than
shn to reflect on public matters It's a
frightful reflection on him."
Then he read a lot of questions
which an antl-suffraglst hod asked him
to answer at the meeting. One of them
was whether or not he thought woman
would be as greatly respected If she had
the ballot.
"The answer to that la easy," grinned
the Colonel. "Yea. There la no surer
sign of advancing civilization than the
advance In reapeet given to the woman
CotiNne$ om, Fourth Pagt,
AVIATOR KILLED BY PROPELLER
I .n 4 nv.l.i lt.H T.' -1 ( - ...... itt.i.il..
I niviikih o it . i. )
v' "' i l.a Itl,V ai.--nwi llllt II w i .
.UnHBpn, r Los Angolon nvlntor, wna 1
killed Instantly to-day by being decani
toted when he lost his balance and fell 1
forward Into the whirling propeller.
He wM helping Itoy N. Francis Mart
a hydroaeroplane In which the latter
was going to cross the buy. Francis
stopped his machine nt soon ns possible,
but too lain to save his friend. .
Francis, Janssen and Tom Gunn, the I
Chinese aviator, were together on the
grounds to test the machine. Francis
was In his sent when Ihe accident hap
pened. BLACK BAGS CAUSE RIOT.
Klf-ctrli'lmia Mlatakrii for siiruiMios
b Wouirn, Who Miiriti M'himl.
There was a riot yesterday ut Public '
School 80, Coney Island, when mothers ,
of the neighborhood demanded the re- '
lease of the children, Two electricians,
sunt by the Hoard of Kducatlon, and
carrying electrical fixtures Hnd lmple-
ments In black handbags, were noticed
entering the school yesterdav morning,
and the report spread that the elec
tricians were doctors who were going
to operate on the children.
Moses Veaton, principal, ordered ihe
doors barricaded. The children began
i crying, anu tue moiners mane rutnm
llark . ,nr nm ulmli,u Tin.
Itev. Alplionse Arcesn told the women
In Italian that the men were electrical
workers and otdcivd litem to disperse
THIRD BIG BRADFORD FIRE.
, '" elirit .Itr.l. Ilratr.., e.l
! "..
I ' uf.fi .,.,..,(, iv Tin. Si
I i.o.mion, .vi. iv -inn .vi una lid r.iui-
luMV Cim !'. Ir , -h.l . , Up... I
I - ..v.r,... ... .......
,hv
30. wile burned to-nlghl l.irge
,,,iflinltles of dress g.iods. cui-pet mid
wtioi Were Uestrojtil
The damage
1 amounts to $.,00,noo.
, "'V1' u,', n "IB tires In llrailfonl
"U the last three Irldav night"
The fire was undoiibtedlv of Incen-
l,lh - l - ,.,'L.f, 11... !.-.. t I 1...
work of suffragettes h.. been
to Hie present.
; . ...
'
CREDITORS MAY MAKE HIM RICH.
lltitdltiK minimi? ii, Mnrl.et WrU -
..'. Ile.lt, ...! e. Illm .M..un...
'
The creditors of William F. U vckoll,
one of the foremost lawyets of Uueens
land president of the Woodhaien Hank,
j will await u fuvoralile niurket to dispose
, of the land The credllois think they
, h te out even und obtain a
' comforl.ible suriiHis foi the bankrupt
'banker
' There ate thirty creditors, It Is said,
I "h clttlms totalling more than $.100.-
In net Mr Wvckoff about $100,000.
FULL RIGGED SHIP TO BURN.
Vraarl I'sril In Civil Wnr In lie rt
ttre fur Mrlnls.
The rnll i-lir.,l .1,1, U,ii,n,ur,i ltlul.td
, ..., ,. , w,,.r,,
I . ..... . ...
l-otig lelaiiil sound on .Monday morning
, l,,. I t.. Iimua an. ...ntf Mtul nr. a ,n
"
"rr-
i
Cnil. Fredetlek C Wilson of Hayonne.
a noted life saver and dealer In uban- j went up to .lunge wnuinans apart
doned vessels, will set tire to the South-' metit together. Judge Whitman opened
Cupt. Wilson flgurea on recovering
I from the hulk brass and copper worth
' $4t0ro in $3,000. In 1S01 he burned th
WtW UABX LtAUb HIM TO UATH.
Delayed hy (Inod Wlahea, Father
sllpa From Train nnd la Killed,
Alfred Marcus, 2.1 years old, of 142S
Clay avenue. The llronx, wss delayed
yesterday In catching his usual train
home from the Melrose yards of the
New York Central Itallroad by the con
gratulations of fellow emplojees on tho
advent of u baby two days ago. Marcus
ran across the yards Just In time to
make a grub fur the last car of tint
6:52 Mount Veinon local as' It was pulling
out.
He had a dinner pull In one hand
and missed the handle on the front
platform of the car. His body was
swung around, his head knocked against
tha car and he fell alongside the tracks.
When Dr. Wobscheln of Lebanon Hos
pital arrived Marcus was (lend.
BIBLE AN ISSUE IN ELECTION.
Oaa Candidate for School Hoard In-
alsts on IJally Hrarilna. l
Ccdak H t'KBT. L. 1., May 2. Reading
the Bible every morning In the schools
of Cedorhurst, Lawrence und Inwood,
which comprise District 16 of Long
Island, has become an issue In the elec
tion of a trustee next Tuesday.
Franklin D. Lotd, a New York law
yer and member of the Kockaway Hunt
Club, Is a candldute to succeed him
self, and hts opponents are Dr. Dwlght
L. Smith and James Loughelm, a for
mer newspaper man, both of Cedar
hurst. There has been some comment In the
three towns because a few of the
teachers have refused to read the Uible
every morning and Mr. Lord and two
other trustees have not Insisted on It,
Dr. Smith said last night that If hn
Is elected next Tuesday he will make a
fight for the dally Bible reading,
CHANGE OF TERMINALH, NEW TOKK.
Lehtca Vallay pataenrar trains now arrive at
and etaMrt from the C. ft. H. ot N. J. terminal.
Jeraay Oltr. with farrtaa to and from Weal :3d
treat and tlbenr Streal.-Adr.
DEFENCE BEGINS
IN POLICE TRIAL
('liiirnHtw Witncssos Testify
After State Attacks
3rurthn.
Wll ITMAX OX STAND
Tell of Bi Inspector's
VLsils, hut Doesn't Give
Ton versa t ion.
LOOKS FOh IMMUNITY
1
j )(.M.,.(ive Thomas Savs Mlirtha
i
Admitted Plan to
Aid Fov.
'o'"1 ' Murtha, former police Inspee-
i tor. yas connected directly yesterday
with the alleged conspiracy for which
he and three other ex-lnspoctors, Dennis
Sweenej, James II. llussey und James
r. Thompson, ate on trial by Al Thorns
a Headquarters detective attached to
the District Attorneys staff, and Whit
man himself.
Inspector Sweeney was Involved
deeply by Copt. Thomas W. Walsh on
Wednesday Polletmun Kugene Fox In"'
his slory of Thursday Involved Inspector
Thompson and Inspector Hussey was
bmiiuht In Thursday night by telephone
slip" it ml through the testimony of Ed-
,m
Neweii, former lawyer for
George A. Slpp
t'ntil yesterday afternoon Just before
"er a tonierenc; yesterday morning
1,1 "'I'" Justlie Seabury. who la hoar-
1 I"1! the case in the Criminal Uranch of
the Supreme Court. District Attorney
Whl man and Abraham S. Gilbert, coun-
srl fni Mint ha, participated.
' When Thomas's name was called
'- '"'" " l-U-'fiest bodied man
,.f lli f.mr- tenneil f.irte.ifi! nnrt tvMIa
Thointu anil Judge Whitman testified
Hie big Jaw of the big defendant worked
nervously us he watched with oil eyes
foi what was coming next.
TIiiiiiihn l.nst Witness.
Detective Al Thomas, attached to the
District Attorn, i's ollice under assign
ment of tlie Polite Commissioner was
m. tht. M,t uitnt'Sfes culled by tho
State Thomas said he had known
.OM. Murllm for tlfteen years. He said
he met Murtha in front of the Hotel
Manhattan on March U' last.
Cupt. Mm thu said that he would
like to see Judge Whitman. I told him
1 thought 1 could arrange that, nnd that
I knew Judge Whitman was ut horn
that night.
" 'What do you want to see htm
about'." I asked Ho said: 'I want
Immunit.v.' I eald I didn't want to
hear uny confession and told hint he
would have to nrrunge that with Judge
' Wlilltn.'in
He Mild he didn't want to
m,ki u confession.
..... . . . .. j
' "we went uown logemer m juuko
Wllfttltdn'H IllltPl lltlll 1 lOlPDllfinOa UD-
stairs to the District Attorney that
, Capt. Murthtt was downstairs nnd w
iim. uiiN mi his feet fighting an inn
time against the mlmlsslon of Thomas's
I testimony. Mr. Ullbert insisted that
i Thomas bo not nllowed to tell of
1 Ihe cunvt rsntloti that followed on the
ground that promises of necrecy had
I been made to Murthn.
i jmig.. Whitman replaced Thomas on
, ,,. fci..mi fr it few minutes.
Was something said by Jlurtha to
vou about a dictagraph',"' Mr. Gilbert
asked.
Aaketl A tin nt llletnKrnph.
"Yes," Mr. Whitman replied, "Murtha
asked me If there was n dictagraph In
the room,"
Q, There was something said, wasn't
there, about talking man to man? A. Yea,
he asked mo If he could say something
to me In confidence nnd I said he could,
und that conversation has been kept In
confidence by tne, and will be unless you
as his counsel ask me what It was.
Q. Didn't you say that what he said
would not be used ugullist him? A. Now,
Mr. Gilbert, I had but two conversations
with Murtha, one with Thomas In the
room und one after Thomas left. I'm
perfectly willing to give both oonversa
Uons If ou Insist upon It, but unless you
'do I shall mention only the conversation
when Thomas was present. I had two
callers at the same time ; Inspector
Dwyer was In one room and Inspector
.Murtha was In another. Neither knew
the other was there and neither wished
to inert the other. Murtha naked me If
lie could say something to me. I said ha
could and he asked me If I would re
gard It as confidential, und I said I
would and asked him If he had any
objection to Thomas bearing whRt he
said. He said 'he did not. Then he said
ho wished to speak to ine alone and
Thomas left tho room. I said we were
alone and told him of the suspicions I
had against him and told him to go
ahead with what he had to say. nut
what lie suld I shall not say unless you
ask nie. I put Thomas on the stand to
tell of the conversation before Murtha
asked liny assurances und beforo Thomas
left the room,
I'lrndrd fur Mnrlha,
Thomas then was recalled and con
tinued his story.
"I openetl the conversation, telling
Mr, Whitman that Murthn was married
and had al least eight children.
"Judge Whitman said to Murtha: 'I
have lufui inatlon that you are ono of
the five men who plotted to keep Blpp
out of Ihe State.' Murtha replied that
he did not know Slpp and had never
aeen him, to his knowledge. Mr. Wait-